US Midterms 2026: Dems Win Senate and House

Democrats sweep Congress

Democrats won both the Senate and House of Representatives in a major setback for Trump and the MAGA movement.

Republicans lose Senate control

Republicans entered the election with a 53-47 Senate majority but Democrats flipped seven seats to take control with a projected 53-41 advantage.

Democrats gain House majority

Democrats are heading towards 240+ seats in the House, flipping the Republican majority of four seats.

Texas political shift

Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated three-term Republican Governor Greg Abbott to become the first Latina governor of Texas.

Maine Senate flip

Democrat Troy Jackson defeated Republican Senator Susan Collins, ending her nearly 30-year Senate career.

South Carolina Senate flip

Democrat Annie Andrews defeated Republican Senator Darlene Graham in South Carolina Senate.

Kansas Senate flip

Kansas elected Democrat Adam Hamilton to the Senate after not electing a Democratic senator since 1932.

Michigan Senate flip

Michigan elected Democrat Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate.

Ohio Senate flip

Ohio elected Democrat Sherrod Brown to the Senate.

Iowa Senate flip

Iowa elected Democrat Josh Turek to the Senate.

New Hampshire Senate flip

New Hampshire elected Chris Pappas, the first openly gay man to the Senate.

Georgia governor

Georgia elected Keisha Lance Bottoms as the first Black woman governor in American history.

Ohio governor

Ohio elected Democrat Amy Acton who defeated Indian-American Trump ally Vivek Ramaswamy.

Conservative reaction

Conservatives began turning on Trump after the election results.

“Dems look like they might get 56 (Senate seats).. Rs will never get that back for a long time. You ignore primaries for years, anoint a charlatan as not just leader but God, and then mimic his retardation every day for a decade, at some point the chickens come home to roost”

Republican lobbyist reaction

Top Republican lobbyist Bill Miller called the election a 'disaster of the first magnitude'.

Polling predictions

Most polls predicted a Democratic victory but underestimated the scale of the win.

Democratic internal shifts

Radical Democrats made gains within the party.